Boise State swimmers set record times, extend lead at Mountain West Championships

Katelyn Martin won the 50-yard freestyle for her first conference title, the 200 free relay finished first and clinched an NCAA Championships berth, and the Broncos extended their lead to 1151/2 points over Nevada at the Mountain West Championships on Thursday. Martin led a top-three BSU sweep with a school-record mark of 22.11 seconds, and she, Brittany Aoyama, Abbey Sorensen and Ally Kleinsorgen broke the school and MW records in the relay at 1:28.43. The four-day meet concludes Saturday.

NNU BASEBALL: The Crusaders (2-6) were swept by No. 8 Cal Baptist in a doubleheader in Riverside, Calif., losing 13-10 and 6-4.

IDAHO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Corey Baldwin and Geno Crandall scored 18 points apiece, and North Dakota cruised to a 77-61 victory over the Bengals (5-20, 3-10 Big Sky) in Pocatello. Brandon Boyd scored 19 to lead ISU, which has lost three straight and 6-of-8.

ISU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The Bengals (14-10, 8-5 Big Sky) lost to North Dakota 63-56 in Grand Forks to end a five-game winning streak. Estefania Ors had 22 points and five rebounds off the bench for ISU.